On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 08:10:26AM -0800, Russell Hanaghan wrote: > On Sat, 2004-03-13 at 04:20, Steve Harris wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 08:09:14 -0800, Russell Hanaghan wrote: > > > I start the gui based apps from a console so I can run them as root. The > > > functions such as the midi port connections in the sequence of opening > > > apps is the issue. I'm also green in this area. Have never written any > > > scripts before...wouldn't know where to start. > > > > A shell script is simply a text file starting with #!, and made executable > > by setting the x bit (eg. chmod a+x myscript.sh) > > > > eg. > > > > #! > > ardour mysession > > otherprogram /path/to/saved/file > > In doing this...(I went to work on figuring some of this out and > realised a shell script is kinda like a batch file on steroids) Exactly. > If I > placed Qjackctl then Another app like AMS in the same script, the > interface for Qjack would freeze until I terminated AMS. Is there a > function argument or such that separates individual app calls? Run them in the background like so: #!/bin/sh qjackctl & ardour & hydrogen & ams & > > LASH (n?e LADCCA) is probably a better longtem solution to this problem > > (http://lash-audio-session-handler.org/), but not many apps support it > > yet. Yep. I'd really really love LASH / LADDCA / whatever to become as ubiquitous as JACK. -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com Look! Up in the sky! It's FEMTO SPASTIC LIUTENANT! (random hero from isometric.spaceninja.com)
